Dionysos in Classical Athens

An Understanding Through Images
XX, 290 Pp. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-90-04-27011-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 181, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 610 g

Reihe: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World

Dionysos, with his following of satyrs and women, was a major theme in a big part of the figure painted pottery in 500-300 B.C. Athens. As an original testimonial of their time, the imagery on these vases convey what this god meant to his worshippers. It becomes clear that - contrary to what is usually assumed - he was not only appropriate for wine, wine indulgence, ecstasy and theatre. Rather, he was present in both the public and private sphere on many, both happy and sad, occasions. In addition, the vase painters have emphasized different aspects of Dionysos for their customers inside and outside of Athens, depending on the political and cultural situation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Isler-Kerényi, Cornelia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Klassisch (Griechisch & Römisch)
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen: Religiöse Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunst: Rezeption, Einflüsse und Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Cornelia Isler-Kerényi (1942), doctorate in classical archaeology (Zürich), has taught at Swiss, Italian and Parisian universities. She has published her research on ancient art and its reception (among which “Dionysos in Archaic Greece”, Brill 2007) in books and many journals.